What color is #667F59?

#667F59 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #667F59?

The RGB value is 102, 127, 89: 102 red, 127 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #667F59?

The complementary color is #72597F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #667F59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#667F59 color

#667F59 rgb(102, 127, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #667F59 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 49.8% green and 34.9% blue (102, 127, 89).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#667F59 color codes

HEX	`#667F59`
RGB	`rgb(102, 127, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 49.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 30%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 30%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.36, -16.62, 17.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.36, 24.35, 133.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.872, 18.724, 12.28)`
Decimal	`6717273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #667F59, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #667F59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#667F59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #667F59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #667f59; }
.text { color: #667f59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #667f59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 127 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #667f59, #597f5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #667F59?: #667F59 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #667F59?: The RGB value is 102, 127, 89: 102 red, 127 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #667F59?: The complementary color is #72597F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #667F59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.